Fisheries

A group of 36 Mexican purse seine vessels has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its yellowfin and skipjack tuna landings.

A talk on a Spanish aquaculture project that aims to secure the long-term future of Atlantic bluefin tuna, is set to be among the highlights of AE2017, which takes place in Croatia next month.

A new short course on the ecosystem approach to fisheries has been launched by Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation.

Ghana’s Western Region Coastal Foundation (WRCF) is leading a programme to promote aquaculture among fishing communities affected by oil and gas production.

Alaska’s salmon season is winding down and, while catches have made the record books in some regions, the state-wide take will fall a bit short of the 204 million fish forecast.

Discarded fishing nets are being recycled into swimwear as part of a campaign to highlight the problems caused by ‘ghost gear’.

Changes in the ecosystem of Lake Michigan suggest that it would be more suitable to stock with lake trout and steelhead rather than Chinook salmon, according to a new study.

Speakers for the upcoming 57th IFFO Annual Conference are set to include Andy Bing (Loch Duart), Christian Martin (DSM), John Connelly (US National Fisheries Institute), Ray Hilborn (University of Was…

Alaska aims to get in on the growing popularity of home meal kits that will deliver seafood directly to American kitchens.

Eleven fishing-related deaths have occurred in Alaska so far this year – the most in 13 years, following a 76 percent decrease in commercial fishing fatalities since the 1980s.

Action is required to prevent illegal products from entering one of the world’s largest seafood markets, according to one consultancy's analysis of the results of a new study.

Global exports of wild salmon caught off the coast of Alaska are struggling to compete with the international sales of salmon farmed in Norway, according to a leading seafood promoter.

Offshore longline mussel farming can have a positive impact on biodiversity, according to a research project that is currently underway off the south coast of England.

Three new findings offer fresh hope that long chain omega-3s – vital for both aquaculture feeds and human health products – can be produced in substantial quantities by genetically modified (GM) terre…

England’s Environment Agency is urging anglers to report unusual catches after several pink salmon sightings in the country’s northeast.

Plans are afoot to send genetically modified (GM) salmon to markets in the US and Canada by next year, writes Laine Welch.

Once under threat from illegal fishing, 60 percent of the global catch of Patagonian toothfish is now MSC certified.

Benthic communities can take more than 6 years to recover from a single pass by a hydraulic dredger, according to the results of a new international study into the impacts of various trawl systems.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has awarded North Sea cod its gold standard for sustainability today, in a move that’s been broadly welcomed by fishermen, politicians and conservation organisatio…

Dr Andrew Jackson, Chairman of IFFO RS Governance Board, explains the logic behind today’s launch of a new version of a standard that ensures aquafeed producers that their ingredients come from sustai…